A LARGE FAMILLE ROSE RELIEF-MOLDED FISHBOWL, QING DYNASTYChina, 19th century. The deep rounded sides with everted rim, applied to the exterior with raised antiques and flower baskets among auspicious fruits and foliage, all reserved on a turquoise ground, framed by a diaper patterned band above the foot and with a band of iron-red bats at the neck, the rim decorated with floral diaper patterns divided by blossoms, the edge lined in gilt. The interior is decorated with five iron-red carp swimming amid aquatic plants.Provenance: Swedish trade.Condition: Good condition with expected old wear, scattered small nicks and hairlines, a 10 cm-long chip to the upper rim with an old repair and associated minor losses, and manufacturing flaws including glaze warts, pitting, and dark spots. Displaying exceptionally well.Weight: 17.5 kgDimensions: Height 46.2 cm, Width 40.1 cmAuction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie’s London, 26 April 2017, lot 398Price: GBP 10,000 or approx.EUR 15,500 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: A large Chinese famille rose relief-molded fishbowl, 19th centuryExpert remark:pare the closely related form and decoration. Note the similar size (48 cm).Auction resultparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: London, 27 February 2013, lot 186Price: GBP 12,500 or approx.EUR 21,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writingDescription: An elegant famille rose fishbowl, 19th/20th centuryExpert remark:pare the closely related form and decoration. Note the slightly larger size (54 cm).清代大型粉彩堆塑魚缸中國，十九世紀。折沿，口部下沿微凸起弦紋，弧腹下斂，圈足。外壁綠松石色地，粉彩堆塑博古紋，滿飾花卉紋和佛教八寶紋，邊沿修飾錦地；缸内礬紅彩描繪水草錦鯉，線條活潑生動。